Mobile sensing technology is highly useful in healthcare.Go through the slides and find how the techniques is important for health.

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2.  A sensor is a device which receives and
responds to a signal.
 It measures a physical quantity and converts it
into a signal that can be can be read by an
observer or by an instrument.
 The sensors can be used to detect a huge
variety of conditions like temperature,
pressure, humidity, speed, motion, distance,
light etc.

3.  It can be used for fast diagnosis of diseases and
conditions such as HIV, hepatitis, ebola, and
malaria from a single drop of blood or saliva.
 In measuring levels of blood glucose in diabetics.
 Can Detect the presence of harmful microbes and
infection in the blood.
 For predicting fertility in women

5.  Reduction in healthcare costs
 Provide targeted treatments that are tailored
for the individual based on their readings,
rather than applying one-size-fits-all
prescriptions.
 Diagnosis could be almost instant
 Could be used at places where the availability
of doctors and diagnostic equipment is in short
supply

7. The graph clearly shows the rapidly
increasing trends of Mobile
Sensing Apps in fitness and sports.

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